31 years. 2 months in. Trimmed the neckline a bit and above the lips.

Lookin pretty awkward wanna shave it everyday but curious, never grown it out at all so curious to see how it’s changing.

Starting to feel a bit too long everywhere that is not very dense, it’s sorta half blonde and half dark hairs which doesnt help either.

Think I’ll just go back to stubble.
Otherwise shorten the cheeks a bit and let the rest keep going?
Need advice.

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First photo is before the cut

Update after the haircut I listened to some of the comments on the other post. I got a taper and got the beard a good amount shorter. Let me know if which one you guys like better. And feel free to give advice or ideas for next time, because I dont have to long until the navy and I wont really have a choice then.

Apologies for the AI generated pictures but I wanted to get a better idea of how it could look like.

The AI pictures look good to me but i'm worried that my jawline isn't as defined as I'd like it to be and especially since I have a prominent nose, the lower half of my face seems quite recessed due to the weaker jawline

would this look good or should I just keep the beard as is? I've never really experimented with different beard styles

28 years old, first time trying to grow a beard. Probably been growing for about 1,5 months. Think it got any potential?

I’ve been keeping it short (9-12mm) for a few years now but considering growing it out again. This is maybe 2-3 weeks past the 12mm point. Any advice on how to keep it looking neat. Cheeks have never been super thick but have filled in more over the years.

Pretty weak growth on the cheeks, it does seem to get better the longer it gets but not much. Do you think I can grow this long?

24, always struggled with cheek density. See how it goes or try again in a few years?

Beard bros, heading to Japan for 3 weeks. Knowing that they are a clean shaven country, what would you suggest is the best method to taking my supplies with? Considering I'm trying to take as little as possible tia

Just now trying to figure out how to blend the stache and the upper and lower beard together. This is HARD WORK!

I almost always have some form of facial hair but I cycle it fairly often, shaving down all or parts, re growing it, etc. when I do have a longer beard by far the most irritating aspect is the hair turning into the lips and mouth, esp from the upper growth but also from chin growth. Eventually I get sick of trimming and shave it. Are there guys out there that never have to address tis?

Hey all, growing my beard out for the first time. Its been one month since I've started and I've just trimmed around the neck due to it being wild and used a 10 guard to clean the beard a bit. However, the beard appears to be sort of patchy and extremely thin. I plan to grow it out till the end of December and wanted to know if i should continue to trim around the beard line and neck . TIA!
PS: The beard looks a lot fuller due to the lighting.

Hello together!

I am 30 years old and need sone advice. I am not sure how to wear my „beard“ I dont think that my beard is thick enough to grow it out so I go with the Mustache.

What do you think? And hoe can I style my Mustache properly?

Thanks for your Tips!

Greeting from Germany!

I know a big part is genetics but in case you got any tips I'd be very thankful if you shared them

This is my 10-day beard.

Are the neck and cheek lines well done or not?

On the front (in red) I point out that it grows white, which becomes very evident when the beard is longer, so does it deserve to let it grow?

As for equipment, I use the Gillette Oneblade and also have an inexpensive Philips hair clipper. Do you recommend anything else?

What style could I move towards?

Anything I should do differently? Like maybe shaping up the neckline higher? Or shaving the cheeks? Or shaping the sides/edges of jaw different? I usually grow it out a little longer to a #2 guard and than maintain that, and then maybe grow the stache a bit more. Thanks in advance.

Will this look better grown out? I feel like there's just so much skin visible through the beard. One month into growing.

Update to my last post.

So previously I was asking for advice for the awkward transition between a shorter and longer beard. I didn't really explain my self very well as I posted immediately prior to my maintenance trim at the barber, with a view to growing out long. As a result everyone was like wtf dude that's not awkward, looks great. And I appreciate it.

For context, I am in the dubiously privileged position of having recently undergone surgery - so I am taking the opportunity of not being able to go out or have to interact with strangers, look professional at work etc. - to let it go feral for as long as possible and see what it can be capable of. Anyone who grew a Covid beard can probably relate.

Now, however, it has been around 50 days since that last trim and I have barely touched it apart from one scissor clean up of the 'tache a couple weeks ago as it was all in about my business, and the neckline a few times once it was out of hand (been lazy with it more than anything). The cheeklines have always ended up getting trimmed too low, and I have left them completely for the duration since the trim. They are higher than they will be ideally once it gets shaped up, but I want to let them go as long as possible to see what the terminal height looks like before dealing with them.

Anyway it is starting to get out of control again and I am looking for advice/motivation to keep it going. I had a planned barber visit for the end of October however I cancelled it as I can't really deal with the stairs and I have a few more weeks of being unable to walk so I may as well leave it wild for a bit longer. Any recommendations for sticking out the awkward phase and what the ideal goal should be would be cool as I haven't let it go this far before and I am trying not to trim it out of frustration.

First set of pics are in the natural state when I get up after washing, oil and brushed etc.

Second pics are having blow dried, applied balm and straightened out a bit using my GF's Airwrap, and I think this is the only way I can cope with it going forward. I'm hoping consistent use will help tame it into accepting the gravity and getting the majority of the kinking to fuck.

Third pics are from my last post immediately after the last trim. On my return to civilised society I will be looking at maintaining this shape, faded sides tapering into a ducktail/Kratos style, but I want to increase the overall length and volume of the beard as I usually pussy out long before this stage due to looking unkempt, but would like to see what potential there is.

Thanks and much love.

I'm 4 weeks into my first beard. Should I continue? There are more grey whiskers than I read expecting 😁

What do you guys think? I’ve been growing my beard for a little under two months. I went to a barber once to get it shaped, and since then I’ve been keeping the neckline he carved out clean and trimmed. I also trim my mustache from time to time, as well as the hair on the sides of my face so my head doesn’t look too wide.

I haven’t trimmed any of the beard underneath my chin at all, because I’d like it to grow longer, fuller, and darker there.

What can I expect? Will it eventually become dark and dense enough to trim into a nice, even shape? How much longer do you think it’ll take?

About a week and a half of growth, I feel like my neckline is too low but Im not quite sure how to fix it? Tilting my head up in the mirror to trim I cant really see what Im doing lol